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A judge has approved a $15 settlement over the sexual assault of a woman who was in an incapacitated state and later gave birth. Judge Theodore Campagnolo approved the settlement against a doctor in a lawsuit from the woman’s parents after deeming it reasonable last week, according to the Associated Press. The settlement was made on behalf […]
An alleged member of the Crips who almost killed an FBI agent two-and-a-half years ago in Brooklyn was given a 31-year prison sentence on Tuesday as punishment for that crime. Christopher Harper, the special agent who was shot in the incident, testified in court about the way the shooting has altered his life since that day. […]
Last month Jackass director Jeff Tremaine won temporary protection against Bam Margera, citing threatening text messages he said Bam was sending him. Flash forward to Tuesday, and Tremaine was granted a restraining order that will require Margera to continue staying at least 100 yards away from him. Margera must do that for the next three years. TMZ reports that Bam also can’t […]
Famous Dex’s court hearing on Thursday didn’t go as planned, resulting in the rapper being arrested. According to TMZ, Dex was in court to plead not guilty to 19 charges—including domestic violence and gun possession—stemming from an incident that took place in March. Yet during the hearing, it was revealed that Dex violated a protective order that was put in […]
Two lead attorneys who have been working with R. Kelly have requested to withdraw from the embattled singer’s upcoming federal sex trafficking case in Brooklyn just two months before it’s set to start, WLS-TV reports. Attorneys Steven Greenberg and Michael Leonard filed documents to withdraw, which have yet to be approved, on Monday. “Our reasons for withdrawal are significant […]
Yung Bleu and Boosie Badazz are facing a lawsuit from an artist who claims to have provided the building blocks for Bleu’s career. According to documents obtained by TMZ on Thursday, a producer named Ice Starr claims Bleu has been using his instrumental work “without his knowledge, authorization, and without any compensation whatsoever” since 2017. In fact, […]
UPDATED 06/2/21 11:20 p.m. ET: Scooter Braun has filed a petition for arbitration against Peter Comisar for what’s described as a “judicial intervention to end Peter’s unlawful, extortionate and opportunistic threats against him.” The petition goes on to say that “a clear arbitration provision” was in place but that Comisar “repudiated that contractual obligation by threatening to […]
Minnesota prosecutors have a requested a 30-year prison sentence for Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Under Minnesota sentencing guidelines, Chauvin faces 12 ½ years in prison for his second-degree murder conviction as a first-time offender. The state, however, has asked Judge Peter Cahill to consider a lengthier sentence based on aggravating factors on the day of […]
The Florida teenager accused of murdering 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey will be tried as an adult, state prosecutors announced Thursday. The suspect, 14-year-old Aiden Fucci, was initially arrested May 10 on suspicion of second-degree murder; however, prosecutors upped the charge to first-degree murder after reviewing evidence of the brutal attack. “It brings me no pleasure to […]
A special grand jury has reportedly convened in consideration of possible evidence in a criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s business dealings. According to a report from Shayna Jacobs and David A. Fahrenthold for the Washington Post, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. recently convened the grand jury, which will make a decision on whether to indict […]
